Chili Tortellini

Kind of random, but last Sunday I was deciding what to make the boys and husband for dinner and just when I was going to make a pot of chili, I saw a package of tortellini in my pantry. I thought, I do chili mac all the time so why not add tortellini to my chili?! The rest is history and we loved this speedy to make dinner.

Let’s make chili tortellini shall we?!

Here’s your line up. I found my tortellini at Trader Joe’s, but whatever brand you can find will work.

Cook your tortellini according to the package directions. Cook al dente, careful to not overcook.

Finely chop some onions.

Saute your onion and garlic then brown the beef. Once browned, pour in your broth.

two 15 ounce cansbeans, I used black and red beans, whatever you prefer

15 ounce canRotel diced tomatoes MILD version

2 tablespoonsground cumin

1 1/2 tablespoonschili powder

1/2 cupfresh chopped cilantro

Directions

Cook tortellini according to package directions. Heat olive oil into a large dutch oven over medium heat. Saute onion and garlic for about 5 minutes then brown beef until browned. Drain if necessary. Add broth, tomatoes, beans, cumin, chili powder and cilantro. Add cooked tortellini and heat for 10 minutes or until hot. Reduce heat to a low simmer until ready to serve.

I just made this tonight and it is AMAZING! I wanted a little kick so I added organic fire roasted diced tomatoes. I also opted to use the three cheese tortellini since that is all my grocer store had in stock. So glad that is all they had in stock. I found your recipe via Pinterest and glad I did…a must share with family and friends 🙂

Made this tonight and it was awesome! I had to make a couple of substitutions to use what I had on hand. I did use Rotel but only had original so I used 1 Tbsp of chili powder so it wouldn’t be too spicy for my son. I used black beans and a can of chili beans. I also added a small can of tomato paste because I really wanted it to have that nice red color and added flavor. I only had frozen tortellini so I just added it to the mixture as directed but straight from the freezer then let it sit and simmer about half an hour while waiting for my husband to get home. It was a perfect dinner on this cold, rainy ‘spring’ day.

I made this earlier today and it turned out amazing!!!!! ^_^ super easy to make and i even got the recipe memorized by heart now when ever im craving me some chili i can just go out and make it ! thanks a lot !!!!!

I saw this recipe at pinterest. I made it today. It was amazing! I made it with thai peppers to make it spicy. It so good that family of 5 finished in one sitting. Thank you so much for sharing your awesome creation with us.

[…] Take tonight’s dinner. Tonight is Open House at school, and swim practice for both kids. My plan was to feed kids BEFORE they go to practice, but this first week of school is a half day. So by the time we get home, we are eating lunch at 1:00. NOT ready for dinner at 4:00. That plan will begin next week. In the meantime, I can at least be home after school to get the dinner ready to just heat up when we get home. It’s worked so far….well, the whole 2 nights I have tried it. Here is tonight’s dinner, from Pinterest. http://picky-palate.com/2013/04/10/chili-tortellini/ […]

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